Despite some reports and rumors circulating on the internet, Half-Life 3 still seems not to be under active development. On the other hand, Valve is said to be in the process of developing other Half-Life projects, including an RTS/FPS collaboration best designed to show what Steam Deck is capable of.
The most interesting of the details shared by Tyler McVicker, the creator of Valve News Network, who published a new video on Valve’s YouTube channel detailing various projects said to be under development; In addition to the news that doesn’t sound very promising about Half-Life, it seems like an FPS / RTS cooperative game project codenamed Citadel, which is defined as a “nostalgia fest”.
No Half-Life 3 in sight for a while
Unlike many other projects, Citadel appears to be still in development, and McVicker predicts that we’ll see the game in the next year and a half to two years. However, it seems that it is not possible to say the same for Half-Life 3, which is not under active development. “Any traditional mouse and keyboard FPS is not happening in Valve,” McVicker states.
In addition, McVicker talks about “HLX,” which appears to be the VR-based sequel to Half-Life: Alyx. For the game, which appeared in datamines throughout 2021 but is apparently only in “mechanical testing stages,” McVicker notes that the game has been “a growing frustration with the VR platform on PC” at Valve, with fewer and fewer people working on that hardware base.
It’s a huge disappointment to hear, considering that Half-Life: Alyx is so popular and definitely opens the door to possibilities for a sequel or Half-Life 3. However, as McVicker points out, it would be logical to keep in mind that everything said here is just a rumor until it is confirmed, and therefore it would be most logical to approach everything on the subject with a healthy amount of skepticism. If you are curious, you can watch the video below:
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